RE: If I were an Atheist
March 17, 2015 at 2:19 am
(This post was last modified: March 17, 2015 at 2:21 am by Whateverist.)
(March 16, 2015 at 8:49 pm)Drew_2013 Wrote: I'm not a religious theist, I am a philosophical theist. It is my belief, my hypothesis that we owe our existence to a Creator commonly referred to as God. I also wrote this thread in which I defended my case in favor of theism. I cited 5 indisputable facts that I argue support theism. I don't make claims from any religious writ or beliefs...
What could that even mean? Surely you're not asking us to believe that you came to your theist beliefs based on an impartial examination of the facts? No, of course not. Like anyone else with a huge investment in a belief which cannot be supported by impersonal evidence, you are simply putting the best case forward for what you assume to begin with. You may be a sophist, but you are no philosopher.
I guess you want to play the debate game and there are plenty here who will join you in that. Not me. Enjoy your beliefs, you're entitled to them. But no thanks. No gods for me.
You say that makes you a better atheist than me. The problem with that is you're assuming there is anything at all which I should do on account of being an atheist. Do you likewise assume what I should be all about on account of my not being a stamp collector? Stamps may be central to your life but I assure you they play no role at all in mine. Same with gods. I don't think philatelists are lame and I don't pretend to have any reason why theists shouldn't enjoy their gods. Have at it. Just leave me out of it and don't assume everyone's world revolves around what you're into.